STRONGS G880:
ἄφωνος,
-ον, (
φωνή),
voiceless, dumb; without the faculty of speech; used of idols,
1 Corinthians 12:2 (cf.
Psalm 115:5 (Psalm 113:13);
Habakkuk 2:18); of beasts,
2 Peter 2:16.
1 Corinthians 14:10 τοσαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καὶ οὐδὲν αὐτῶν [L T Tr WH omit
αὐτ.]
ἄφωνον,
i. e. there is no language destitute of the power of language
[R. V. text
no kind (of voice)
is without signification] (cf. the phrases
βίος ἀβίωτος a life unworthy of the name of life,
χάρις ἄχαρις). used of one that is patiently silent or dumb:
ἀμνός,
Acts 8:32 from
Isaiah 53:7. (In Greek writings from [Theog.], Pindar, Aeschylus down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Psalms
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115:5
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Isaiah
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53:7
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Habakkuk
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2:18
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Acts
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8:32
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1 Corinthians
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12:2; 14:10
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2 Peter
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2:16